Monday, July 20, 2009

Desmond Jennings Named Southern League Hitter Of The Week

Montgomery Biscuits outfielder Desmond Jennings has been named as the Southern League's Hitter of the Week for the week of July 13-19.

Following the All-Star break, during which he electrified the crowd at the XM All-Star Futures Game with three stolen bases, Jennings went 10-for-16 (.625) against West Tenn during a five-game series at Riverwalk Stadium. Making those numbers more impressive were the fact that he also walked eight times, recording an on-base percentage for the series of .750.

Four of his 10 hits were for extra-bases (three doubles, home run), and he also led the league during the week in runs scored (eight), slugging percentage (1.000) and stolen bases (four).

The 22-year old currently leads the Southern League in total hits (115), triples (eight), runs scored (68) and stolen bases (35). He was voted as a Southern League All-Star, but did not participate in the Southern League All-Star Game due to his selection to the U.S. Team for the XM All-Star Futures Game in St. Louis, MO.

The award is the second for a Biscuit this season, as 1B Rhyne Hughes, now with Durham (AAA), was the Hitter of the Week for the week of April 20-26. Jennings was named the Tampa Bay Rays organizational Player of the Month for April.

The Biscuits enjoy an off day on Monday before opening a five-game series against the Birmingham Barons at Regions Park on Tuesday night. Game one is scheduled for 7:05 PM with RHP Brian Baker (5-1, 3.47) making the start for the Biscuits against RHP Charlie Shirek (3-3, 2.31) for Birmingham.